Sorry not sorry,
I’m an ipad Adult
Friday Apr 25 2025
The Brain Rot is Real
There comes a moment in every millennial's life when you look up from your 14-tab Google Chrome chaos, gently set aside your emotional support water bottle, and think, maybe I should just use my iPad for everything and surrender to the rot.
And so I did.
I am now proudly, shamelessly, an iPad Adult. A creature of comfort, chaos, and curated home screens. A walking contradiction who’ll plan a wedding on Notion while watching five-hour YouTube deep dives on niche internet drama I have absolutely no stake in. I toggle between Tiktok and Youtube like a CEO of nonsense. I take notes I’ll never read. I buy styluses I don’t need. And when I watch TikToks at full volume in bed? That’s my truth.
This isn’t screen addiction, it’s personality maintenance.
Let’s talk about YouTube, my first love, my eternal scroll partner, my digital soulmate.
There’s just something deeply spiritual about watching a 42-minute vlog of someone cleaning their apartment in Copenhagen while I, myself, am horizontal and actively ignoring a to-do list I made six days ago. I love YouTube the way some people love vintage wine or meditation retreats with complete devotion and zero irony.
YouTube is my cozy background noise. My fake friend at 1am. My professor, therapist, roommate, and interior decorator all rolled into one. Why go to therapy when I can watch 73 videos titled “What To Do When You Feel Lost In Your 20s” and then proceed to do none of it?
My iPhone & Laptop holds multitudes. Grocery lists, ghosted therapy sessions, abandoned art projects, and Pinterest boards titled things like “Cottagecore with emotional damage” or “kitchen but make it mildly feral” I have entire folders for productivity apps that make me feel nothing and zero shame about rewatching the same comfort show for the 7th time while "researching" an obscure topic I'll forget by Friday.
So yes, I watch hours of YouTube. Religiously. Like it’s a full-time job. Because it feeds my brain, my wardrobe, and my inner fashion-obsessed little gremlin.
Salomé Brimhall- The effortlessly chic cool girl mother you want to be friends with, or literally be.
Luna Montana- Ballerina-turned-it-girl. She mixes deep thoughts on identity and girlhood with fashion, beauty.
Alia Zaita- Her content is clean, thoughtful, and style-driven with major comfort vibes as if you were on Facetime.
Alexa Losey- A YouTube OG serving main character energy since Tumblr days. Expect unfiltered thoughts, nostalgic vlogs.
Devon Carlson- The internet’s forever cool girl. She’s Y2K nostalgia wrapped in a modern-day muse, makes dressing fun, flirty, and effortless.
FREZZA- Your internet besties with a heart of gold and charisma that keep the laughs going. Basically friendship goals on a silver platter.
IzzIPoopI- The queen of cozy chaos and comedic timing. With effortlessly cool outfits, she’s the relatable fashion icon you didn’t know you needed.
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